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The Home Office said they have managed to make contact with eight of the 10 people still alive from the list of names, and the remaining two are thought to be alive living somewhere in Jamaica.

The process of tracking people down is not easy, according to Ms Johnson-Smith, and has involved members of her staff driving to remote areas of the island and asking around.

She said: “There are no mobile numbers on the national registry. You might end up in a community, asking if people know the people who live beside them. It can be quite painstaking. Our team is on it every day.

“People’s lives have been impacted in a serious way. Families have been impacted and that is a terrible thing.”

Westminster Abbey Service Celebrates The Arrival Of The Windrush Generation (Image: GETTY)

Ms Johnson-Smith said people in Jamaica had felt “a mix of hurt and anger” when the scandal was revealed, but that it has not destabilised Jamaica-UK relations.

She added: “We have maintained a collaborative approach. So far so good.

“We are trying to play our part in ensuring that rights are restored where they have been taken away and a sense of justice is felt by persons who have been affected, and that this is all done in a timely way.

“We want to be sure as best as possible that something like this does not happen again.”

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Shadow Foreign Secretary Diane Abbott called on Theresa May to personally apologise to the families of those affected.

She said: "The deaths of these British citizens in Jamaica shame this Government and the Prime Minister, who is the architect of the hostile environment policy that saw these British citizens sent to Jamaica.

"Our fellow citizens dying thousands of miles from their homes, families and friends and our health service is the latest tragic injustice suffered by our fellow citizens as a direct result of the Tories' hostile environment.

"The Prime Minister must personally apologise to their families and loved ones."

Diane Abbott said the news "shames" the Government and the Prime Minister (Image: GETTY)

A Home Office spokesman said: “The experiences faced by some members of the Windrush generation are inexcusable.

"The Home Secretary and the Immigration Minister have said that it is their priority to right the wrongs that have occurred.

“Our historical reviews into removals and detentions have identified 18 people who it is believed could have been wrongfully removed or detained.

"Three of the 18 people have been confirmed as having died. The Home Secretary will be writing to the families of the deceased as well as the other 15 people identified to offer a personal apology. We are working closely with Caribbean High Commissioners and Governments to do this.”